Friday, June 18, 2010

My fear of labor

I'm not sure of how many people know that I have an extrememly low pain tolerance.  For instance, something that may just feel a bit uncomfortable to Colton may feel excruciating to me.  I don't know if I just have really sensitive skin or what, but I've been like that my entire life.  So naturally when I hear the phrase "labor and delivery" I feel like curling up into a ball and I want to immediately call my doctor and tell her I want a planned c-section!!!  The fact that I know I will (possibly) have some serious pain coming really stresses me out.  Well the other day I was off of work and I was flipping through the channel guide and I saw "birth day" was playing on TLC.  So I thought "Oh, I can finally watch these shows and relate to them!"  So this lady was just sitting up in bed and she was laughing and talking and having a grand ol' time, well they decided to break her water and hopefully she would progress in a matter of hours...not 15 minutes later they were rushing her to the delivery room because those babies (she was pregnant with twins!) were on their way out!  The poor thing was just talking about how she wanted an epidural when the time came to give her one, well they never had a chance to give it to her and she had to deliver them naturally!!!  And I don't know if you've ever watched these shows but they show everything!  This woman (I don't think she had a husband/boyfriend because nobody was in there with her except the nurses) was screaming and crying like she was dying!  She had tears streaming down her face and had a death grip on the nurse's entire arm and she was yelling at her "I don't want to bite you but I feel like I want to!"  I was sitting on the couch with my mouth just hanging open watching the entire thing thinking, "omg, if that happens to me I don't think I'll make it, I think I'll pass out or something."  It was the most terrifying thing I've watched in a very long time!  So of course as soon as Colton came home I told him all about it and I made him promise me that they will give me something BEFORE I go into labor!

1 comment:

  1. They say that if you have really bad menstral cramps that labor is not as bad...but if you barely have menstral cramps, than labor is really bad. My cramps are never bad... so it was not pleasant! Not sure how it is for people who have bad cramps. Either way ask for meds early! You'll be ok... once the baby comes you will forget all about the pain. And stop watching those shows! They will FREAK you out!!!!

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